All articles by kscott – Page 69
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University of Exeter enhances paid parental leave benefits
The University of Exeter has enhanced its paid parental leave benefits to offer male and female employees six months of maternity and paternity leave at full pay as a day one benefit.The new parental leave arrangements, which come into effect this month, are part of a range of family-friendly benefits ...
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Private hire taxi firms to face legal action in employment status claims
Taxi organisations A2B, Blacklane and Green Tomato Cars are to face legal action over the employment status of its drivers and their entitlement to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action is being brought by The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) trade ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland to pay £3.5bn into DB pension fund
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to pay £3.5 billion into its main defined benefit (DB) pension scheme in order to prepare for ring-fencing legislation effective in January 2026.The banking organisation has confirmed a memorandum of understanding agreement with the trustees of its RBS Group Pension Fund. This includes ...
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The Environment Agency named top employer for workplace mental wellbeing
The Environment Agency has been named as the number one employer for workplace mental wellbeing in the Workplace wellbeing index awards 2017-2018, compiled by mental health charity Mind.The awards, now in their second year, celebrate and recognise employers who are promoting and supporting positive mental health in the workplace, as ...
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Kroger enhances education, pay and pension benefits
Food retail organisation Kroger has enhanced its employee benefits offering for US employees to introduce new education benefits, increase employer pension contributions and accelerate pay rises.As part of Kroger’s new Feed your Future education programme, the organisation has introduced a new education benefit to enable all full and part-time employees ...
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EXCLUSIVE: YellowDog sees 20% take-up of employer-paid cycling scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Software organisation YellowDog has seen 20% of its 22 Bristol-based employees take-up its employer-paid cycling scheme since it was introduced in December 2017.The scheme, provided by free2cycle, was implemented in order to help employees have a more environmentally friendly commute, as well as to help attract, engage and retain ...
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Total pay increases by 0.1% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between December 2016 to February 2017 and December 2017 to February 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: April 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus ...
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Anglian Water and Three UK shortlisted for best healthcare and wellbeing benefits
Anglian Water (pictured), Three UK, Live Nation Entertainment and Universal Music Group are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the best healthcare and wellbeing benefits, large employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award celebrates the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies that have been implemented by ...
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Opinion
Karen Holden: What should employers consider when distinguishing self-employed workers?
Recent media attention has raised the question: 'Are you an employee or genuinely a self-employed contractor?' BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd was held liable for tax in excess of £400,000 because the courts considered her to be an employee of the BBC, despite her services being paid through a separate limited ...
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US court rules in favour of Uber in employment status case
A US district court has ruled that drivers for taxi organisation Uber’s high-end car division are independent contractors as opposed to employees, and are therefore not entitled to wages or overtime pay.The case, Razak v Uber Technologies, involved three drivers for Uber Black claiming that they are employees instead of ...
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British Film Institute awards 1% pay increase
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to give staff a 1% consolidated pay increase, effective from May 2018.The one-year cost of living award, which was negotiated with trade unions Bectu and Unite, includes back pay to 1 April 2017.BFI and the trade unions are currently negotiating to agree a new ...
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BrewDog and Goodman Masson shortlisted for most engaging benefits proposition
Multinational brewery and pub organisation BrewDog (pictured) and financial recruiter Goodman Masson are among the organisations shortlisted in the most engaging benefits proposition category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.The award, sponsored by Tusker, recognises an employer that has used benefits within its wider strategy to engage employees with the ...
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Personal assistant to be paid £75,000 for driving supercars
Something for the weekend: Individuals looking for luxurious employee benefits may be compelled to apply for an advertised personal assistant (PA) position where the available perks include driving supercars and travelling to the Caribbean.The personal assistant role, advertised on temporary recruitment site Staff Heroes for a London-based businessman, requires the ...
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Top 10 most read stories: 5-11 April 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 5 and 11 April 2018 were: Government confirms childcare voucher scheme will close in OctoberGovernment publishes report into pension freedomsJapanese childcare centre reprimands employee for becoming pregnant out of turnKaren Millen reports a 50% mean gender pay gapLocal Government Association offers two-year ...
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36% do not feel they are paid appropriately
More than a third (36%) of respondents believe they are not paid appropriately, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its UK working lives: the CIPD job quality index survey report 2018, which surveyed 350,000 employees, also found that 70% of respondents receive an employer pension ...
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TGI Friday’s waiters to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over tips and minimum wage
Waiters at American restaurant chain TGI Friday’s who are members of the trade union Unite, are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over the organisation’s tip policy and minimum wage non-compliance.Waiters who work at TGI Friday’s Covent Garden and Milton Keynes branches will be balloted between Wednesday ...
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EAT rules shared parental leave pay and maternity pay are not comparable
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the rate of pay for a male employee taking shared parental leave cannot be compared to a female employee on maternity leave pay because the purpose of the leave arrangement is different.The case, Mr M Ali v Capita Customer Management, was taken ...
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Opinion
Rita Trehan: How the gender pay gap harms engagement and productivity
In spite of the dedication and work of many, the majority of medium-sized and large organisations pay higher wage rates to men than women. That was the conclusion drawn from The Gender Pay Gap briefing paper, published by the House of Commons in April 2018, which found that at 78% ...
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Case Studies
EY uses diversity and inclusion strategy to address gender pay disparity
Professional services organisation EY is tackling its gender pay gap disparity using a range of policies and programmes within its diversity and inclusion strategy, aimed at improving gender balance across the business.The firm, which has 15,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, reported a 19.7% mean gender pay gap for ...
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Analysis
What can employers do to address gender pay disparity?
Need to know:Gender pay refers to the comparison of the average total earnings of men versus the average total earnings of women who work at the same organisation. This differs from equal pay, which explores whether men and women are paid the same for comparative work.Practical policy changes, such as ...